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Wrongly
Convicted Database
Record
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Years
Imprisoned:
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Charge: |
Attempted Murder |
Sentence: |
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Year Convicted: |
1990 |
Year
Cleared:
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2002 |
Location
of Trial:
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California |
Result:
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Judicially Exonerated (either after completion of sentence or while released on appeal) |
Summary
of Case:
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Wrongly convicted of attempted murder at a wedding party in 1990. Avila Jesus' brother admitted being the shooter. In July 2002 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal vacated Jesus' conviction. |
Conviction
Caused By:
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Perjurious prosecution witness |
Innocence
Proved By:
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Conviction vacated by 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in July 2002.
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Information Source 1: |
"Lawyer’s Failure to Probe Alternate Suspect Held Ineffective Assistance, Kenneth Ofgang, Metropolitan News-Enterprise, Los Angeles, July 23, 2002, pg. 1" |
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Location 1:
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http://www.metnews.com/articles/avil072302.htm |
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Source 2:
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"Avila v. Galaza, 01-55149 (9th Cir. 2002)" |
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Source 3:
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"Man Ordered Freed or Retried After 10 Years, Henry Weinstein, LA Times, July 23, 2002" |
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http://www.truthinjustice.org/jesus-avila.htm |
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